A self-styled tech entrepreneur whose $100-million pledge to Portland State University earlier this month did not materialize reported no assets in filing for bankruptcy four years ago, according to The Oregonian.
The supposed donation was the latest in a string of big promises to businesses, public officials, and institutions on which John Michael Fitzpatrick failed to deliver, and which Portland State did not discover in rushing toward last week’s planned announcement of the mega-gift, which canceled at the last minute, the newspaper writes. Another Oregonian article describes how the proposed gift came together and seemingly unraveled.
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